“I used to play shortstop, and I believe I was the first to occupy it as it had formerly been left uncovered.”¹ Doc is credited with creating the position of shortstop in 1849/50 because the very light-weight balls would not … Continue reading →
Almost 200 years ago, today (July 9, 1827), Daniel Adams, M.D. wrote a letter to his 12-year-old son, Daniel Lucius Adams, while he was attending the Kimball Union School in Meriden, NH: “One of your greatest faults as a scholar … Continue reading →
“Baseball: An Illustrated History”, is a companion to Ken Burns’ ground-breaking Baseball documentary. Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns mention Doc Adams several times, as well as quote from the seminal 1896 Sporting News interview. They played for “health and … Continue reading →
It’s hard to believe that it’s been three years since we lost Marjorie Adams, great-granddaughter of Dr. Daniel Lucius ‘Doc’ Adams and his greatest advocate. Although we miss her dearly, today, we remember happier times as we keep her dream … Continue reading →
Peter Morris highlights how Doc Adams’ passion for baseball was critical to game’s early survival in his book, But Didn’t We Have Fun?, . Mr. Morris retrieves a lost era and a lost way of life. Offering a challenging new … Continue reading →
Jim Kaplan, a former sportswriter and book reviewer for the Minneapolis Star. former Sports Illustrated baseball writer and author of many baseball books wrote “Clearing The Bases – A Veteran Sportswriter On The National Pastime” in 2016. In it, he … Continue reading →
In 2016, not long after the vote on the 2016 Pre-integration Era Ballot, with Doc Adams receiving 10 of the 12 needed votes for election, the re-discovery of his handwritten “Laws of Base Ball” was announced. When this rare, seminal … Continue reading →
Daniel came to New York in 1839, set-up his medical practice and began playing base ball, although it is known he was playing some form of “bat and ball” as early as 1832 (See, The Early Years) at his home … Continue reading →
The 2022 Michigan Vintage Base Ball Festival was held June 24-26 in Frankenmuth, MI. As usual, it was successful festival and a grand time was had by all. The Cornhuskers Base Ball Club of Canton successfully defended the Michigan State … Continue reading →
The Oregon Historical Society’s Baseball’s Magna Carta: Setting the Rules of America’s Game Exhibit opened on July 1, 2016. The public debut of the “Laws of Base Ball” authored by Doc Adams which sold, at auction, for a baseball document … Continue reading →